I'm looking to hide elements that appear below the search field in the example code below. The code is sourced from W3: https://www.w3schools.com/howto/howto_js_filter_lists.asp. I only want the search elements to display when a user starts typing in the search field. I am a beginner and seeking a simple solution. Thank you!
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<style>
* {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
#myInput {
background-image: url('/css/searchicon.png');
background-position: 10px 12px;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
width: 100%;
font-size: 16px;
padding: 12px 20px 12px 40px;
border: 1px solid #ddd;
margin-bottom: 12px;
}
#myUL {
list-style-type: none;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
}
#myUL li a {
border: 1px solid #ddd;
margin-top: -1px; /* Prevent double borders */
background-color: #f6f6f6;
padding: 12px;
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 18px;
color: black;
display: block
}
#myUL li a:hover:not(.header) {
background-color: #eee;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>My Phonebook</h2>
<input type="text" id="myInput" onkeyup="myFunction()" placeholder="Search for names.." title="Type in a name">
<ul id="myUL">
<li><a href="#">Adele</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Agnes</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Billy</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Bob</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Calvin</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Christina</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Cindy</a></li>
</ul>
<script>
function myFunction() {
var input, filter, ul, li, a, i, txtValue;
input = document.getElementById("myInput");
filter = input.value.toUpperCase();
ul = document.getElementById("myUL");
li = ul.getElementsByTagName("li");
for (i = 0; i < li.length; i++) {
a = li[i].getElementsByTagName("a")[0];
txtValue = a.textContent || a.innerText;
if (txtValue.toUpperCase().indexOf(filter) > -1) {
li[i].style.display = "";
} else {
li[i].style.display = "none";
}
}
}
</script>
</body>
</html>